PMBComments: On the State of Venezuela's Democracy

The fight for freedom, democracy and prosperity is a shared battle in an inter-dependent and hyper connected world.
For now, we are focused on Venezuela, but we do look far and beyond for perspective and lessons.
My thanks to the publications, authors and individuals whose writings or deeds have inspired many of my comments. Without them it would not be as fun to write and post.

Tuesday, July 30, 2002

Jul 30/02 - On the release of the Inspector Generals's report on US's role in the April 11-14 fiasco

PMBComment: having reviewed and interviewed all, the Inspector General of the State Department issues a report saying the US was NOT involved in the events of April 11-14. All is fine in Washington. My guess is that the report is correct. If anything these guys were lost – like many of us. The likely consequences though are that many of those who sweated waiting for the release of the report will be too scared to move a finger on Venezuela in the future. Is this a good outcome? I doubt it, as things will only get worse in the days, weeks, months and years to come. My humble recommendation to the US Government: rotate them all out of Venezuela duty ASAP. PMB